The prom is making a big comeback.

Fifteen dogs attended Sue Subkow’s first Halloween party in 2005. Half wore costumes, half were naked and all went home in about an hour.

Patti Woods-LaVoie loves Halloween and all things candy, but she has a hard and fast rule when it comes to teens and trick-or-treating.

Tonight is the night; Halloween.

Hey mom and dad: Halloween’s not really all that scary — except when it comes to traffic safety.

Enjoy an evening of candy, costumes and community as you make your way through a field of decorated tuck beds and car trunks at Mountain Park Community Church’s third trunk ‘n treat event. A petting zoo and bouncy houses will be available.

A beloved pet dressed in a Halloween costume, posed next to a lit jack-o’-lantern, sounds like a great photo opportunity — but it’s also a fire hazard.

The Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center hosts the third annual Enchanted Trail/Sendero Encantado from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

Top three monsters of all time in Mark A. Molina’s book?

It’s that time of year to get out and enjoy an entire day picking your favorite pumpkin, eating caramel apples, visiting a petting zoo and ending the night with fireworks and a haunted house. Or, to just take stroll through the pumpkin patch to snap a few photos with your family. Either way, the Valley has it all, and this is your one-stop guide for fall festivities in the East Valley.

The Valley of the Sun YMCA, the state’s oldest nonprofit, is celebrating 120 years serving the people of Arizona throughout the month of October. Capping off the celebration month is the 44th running of the Y Race Phoenix at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 at South Mountain Park.

For the past five years, Sabrina Ramirez has collected hundreds of Halloween costumes for kids around the Valley.

It’s August. Schools are gearing up for the return of students, and mothers everywhere are exhaling a huge sigh of exhaustion. Finally, a few hours in the day free from “I’m bored,” “I’m hungry,” and “He hit me.” Now you can focus on you.

Restaurants are going to the dogs ... and the cats, and various other friends of the four-legged variety.

On Halloween night, ghosts, goblins and ghouls fill the streets to celebrate. And if that's not scary enough, AAA uncovered some frightening statistics.

You know what they say about Arizona’s weather: It’s paradise, except for the three months when we languish mercilessly in the triple digits. Options for getting out and about do dwindle in the summertime, but we more than make up for it the rest of the year — when we pick peaches, race ostriches, dance at outdoor concerts, browse arts festivals, run foot races and navigate corn mazes.

You know what they say about Arizona’s weather: It’s paradise, except for the three months when we languish mercilessly in the triple digits. Options for getting out and about do dwindle in the summertime, but we more than make up for it the rest of the year — when we pick peaches, race ostriches, dance at outdoor concerts, browse arts festivals, run foot races and navigate corn mazes.

The Ahwatukee Children's Theatre is producing "Little Shop of Horrors" this weekend, including a late-night showing on Saturday to celebrate Halloween.

The Ahwatukee Children's Theatre is producing "Little Shop of Horrors" this weekend, including a late-night showing on Saturday to celebrate Halloween.

It’s been 19 years since Joe Walsh released a solo album, and decades since he has had a Gold Record on his wall.

Halloween is a uniquely American tradition, and even as many families struggle, the average American family of four plans to spend nearly $300 to costume the family, decorate the house, buy candy and otherwise celebrate the holiday, according to a survey by Savers.

To keep Arizona’s roads safe instead of scary this Halloween, AAA and the Beverage Alcohol Community Information Council  are offering ghouls who indulge in the “spirits” this weekend a Tipsy Tow. This free service will begin 6 p.m. Saturday and run through 6 a.m. Sunday.